Sarah Palin loses libel lawsuit against New York Times

Jury rejects claim the newspaper damaged her reputation by erroneously linking campaign rhetoric to mass shooting

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin lost her libel lawsuit against the New York Times on Tuesday when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.

A judge had already declared that if the jury sided with Palin, he would set aside its verdict on the grounds that she had not proven the paper acted maliciously, something required in libel suits involving public figures.